Right now a convicted murderer is getting ready to leave prison! 33 year old Kristina Fetters was granted parole today ... under a few conditions. KCCI's Marcus McIntosh is live at the Mitchellville Women's Prison with our top story. Kristina Fetters has spent the past 19 years locked up here at the Mitchellville Women's Prison for murdering her aunt and she's been battling end-stage breast cancer for the past few months. Today, she learned she'll be able to die a free woman. SOT IN 52:09 THE DECISION TODAY IS TO GRANT A PAROLE TO MS. FEDDERS ... ==== A unanimous decision that was welcomed by Fetters family members. ========= SOT IN 54:16 DARCY OLSON WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE BOARDS DECISION. I don't THINK WE COULD have ASKED FOR ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT. ========== KristinaFetters was granted parole based on compassionate release... Something that is not a commom occurance in Iowa. ========== SOT IN 1:02:03 FRED IT doesn't HAPPEN VERY OFTEN...BUT OCCASIONALL Y IT DOES. YES IT IS USUALLY THESE TYPES OF CIRCUMSTANC ES. ============ The board took into account Fetters stage 4 Breast Cancer that has spread to her bones and spine... A doctor had given her 6 months to live ... that diagnosis changed because Fetters is repsonding to hormone therapy. Oncoligist Dr. Bob Shreck is not Fetters physician...the parole board gave copies of her medical records for the purpose of answering the parole boards questions. ========== SOT IN 27:06 DR. SHRECK EVEN THOUGH SHE IS BETTER NOW THAN SHE WAS TWO MONTHS AGO THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST SHE EVER GETS... HORMONE THERAPY WORKS ITS WONDERS IN A VERY SLOW AND STEADY MANOR IT IS POSSIBLE THIS PATIENT COULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. ==== So while granting parole the board did put some condtions on her parole. == SOT IN 42:36 W. THOMAS PHILLIPS MY THOUGHTS WOULD BE A COMPASSIONA TE RELEASE TO HOSPICE. ===== Other conditions are...Fetters can't leave hospice, she will be under intense supervision, she will not be released early ...if her condition continues to improve she would be reavlauated...m eaning she could be sent back to prison until other suitable accomadations are available. Fetters family is not hoping for miracle ...just happy she wont die in prison. ============= SOT IN 56:19 darcy THIS HAS BEEN A 19 YEAR TRAGEDY FOR MY FAMILY. THIS WILL BRING CLOSURE FOR MY FAMILY AND HELP US ALL COPE JUST A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION. Fetters has been accepted at the Hospice of Central Iowa... social security will pay for her hospice care. According to Fred Scaletta of the department of corrections... The process leading to Fetters parole could take 7-14 days. Fetters' freedom has generated big debate on our Facebook page, including comments like this "Did her aunt get to die peacefully, in the arms of her loved ones?" But others say "So happy to see that the parole board had a heart and will let her die in peace with her family." And finally this "Now that a precedent is set, I am sure the courts will now have to do this for everyone serving sentences who are on their death bed." Leave your comments on

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